# N8989R: Champion 7GCB, registration cancelled 1981-10-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 14, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Champion 7GCB](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcb) (registry code 21101PC)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7GCB-26
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 18, 1964
- Mode S code: AC66AF
- Owner when cancelled: [Roberts G Ray](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBERTS%20G%20RAY)
- Location: [Palmer, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Palmer)
- Owner type: Partnership
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8989R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8989R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8989R-1981-10-14

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Champion 7GCB: https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcb.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC81FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA066), Jun 19, 1981: Champion 7GCB (N8989R), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal
- [NTSB ANC66D0063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66D0063), Aug 31, 1965: Champion 7GCB (N8989R), Tyonek, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19810619038879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810619038879A), Jun 19, 1981: Bbavia 7GCB (N8989R), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during low-level flight when aircraft stalled. Aircraft was over gross weight.

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